Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-18


Charles CadieuX, Rockville, Conn.
Edgar Wilder. St Adams.
The following seven persons are be
lieved to have taken that train, and have
not been heard from since the accident:
MISSING AND BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
KILLED.
Peter Blair of Warren, Mass.
Frederick Blair of Warren, Mass.
Agnes Rogers of Monroe, n. II.
William j. Haggerty of Providence,
X. l.
Daniel Mcdonald of Lowell, Mass.
David Mari of Providence, r. |.
Pierre Mclean of Holyoke, Mass.
The above lists aggregate MtrtyOnc
names Inquiries have been sent to Hart
ford concerning the following persons,
whose friends fear that they were on the
train:
ADDITIONAL MISSING.
John Stewart, Newark, n. j.
- Desiets, st. Adams, VI.
- Connolly, Cavendish, Vt.
- Spaulding, Cavendish, VT
- Brown. Fitchburg, Mass.
Carter Troup, st. Johns, \. b.
j. II. Dady, st. Johns, \. B.
p. Kane, St. Johns, n. b.
George McCarty, st. Johns, n. B.
SUMMARY.
There were on the train nine train
hands, viz: Conductor Sturtevant En-
gineer Pierce, Baggagemaster Cole. Fire.
man Thrasher, Brakemen Parker and
Brocklebanks, Pullman Conductor Bur
CESS and the colored porters, Hammer and
Jones. These are all accounted for, five
being dead and four living. There was
one express messenger, Robbins, and two
mail agents, Perkins and Arlington, all
three unhurt, making IL beside the pas
~ n,
to the later statements at least -, viz:
Brought on the Connecticut River road
80.
Brought on the Boston and Lowell road,
81.
Taken on at White River Junction, g.
Train men and agents, II.
Total number of persons on train, 50.
Other statements say that 80 were
brought up from Windsor and that the
total was 81.
The known survivors are Al in number,
being II uninjured and 35 injured. If the
total number on the train was 50 it would
follow that 50 persons were killed, being
one more than the count. of the bodies
made by Gov. Pingree and Mr.. Watson.
NOTES OF THE DISASTER.
The young Frenchman Joseph Magnet
says that while he was engaged in trying
to pull his father out of the ruins, he saw
a man near by picking the pockets of the
passengers garments. He shouted to
him requesting help, but in return was
only given volley of oaths.
Among the debris of the wreck were
some black Jumps which were found to be
chunks of silver coin melted together
One lump, on being rubbed, proved to be
composed of some dozen $40 and $50 gold
pieces, all soldered together by the intense
heat they had been subjected to.
IL IL. "a.
culties constantly arising at the morgue
may be shown by an instance.
When the bodies were removed from
the wreck, two had held together
and were burned beyond recognition,
except for portions of the clothing
which lay between them and were pro-
tected from the heat, partially by the
two headess and limbless trunks. In Sc
curing these the bodies dropped apart,
leaving portions of the clothing of both
with the body of only one. After they
were separated it was impossible to tell
which was the trunk that lay with this one.
The bits of clothing of the two were iden-
titled by friends rs of George Bell of Bel
Winooski, and each party claimed the
headless trunk remaining. The portions
of the clothing were in such position as
to show that the body was that of man,
as was also an identified watch charm and
chain, which We're in a position to show
that they belonged to this body and also
bunch of keys with his name. But the
father of the woman was positive that the
body was of his daughter. The physicians
were called on TO say whether the body
was that of male or n female, and of the
five physicians who examined the remains
two stated that it was a male and three
that it was a female. For hours there
was some wrangling and stubbornnesS
shown, but the weight of evidence largely
preponderating in favor Of its being Bell :
body, the remains We're taken to Bel
lows Falls as those of Bell. Similar com
plicatiOns are constantly occurring.